diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-make-keybindings-global b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-make-keybindings-global
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c1db22935c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/enhancement-make-keybindings-global
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Make keybindings global
+
+We've made keybindings global and introduced a data-attribute to mark elements that need custom keybindings
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/7569
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00e55e3d4ae..25506095bc2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "not OperaMobile > 0"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
+    "keycode": "^2.2.1",
     "vue": "^2.6.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/FilesList/KeyboardActions.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/FilesList/KeyboardActions.vue
index dfd26ff44fc..4dbcba64c16 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/FilesList/KeyboardActions.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/FilesList/KeyboardActions.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+import keycode from 'keycode'
 import { bus } from 'web-pkg/src/instance'
 import { mapActions, mapState, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 import { defineComponent } from '@vue/composition-api'
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: Array,
       required: true
     },
-    keybindOnElementIds: {
-      type: Array,
+    keybindOnElementId: {
+      type: String,
       required: false,
-      default: () => ['files-view', 'web-nav-sidebar']
+      default: 'files-view'
     }
   },
   setup() {
@@ -40,13 +41,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
 
   mounted() {
-    for (const elementId of this.keybindOnElementIds) {
-      const element = document.getElementById(elementId)
-      if (element) {
-        element.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleSelectionShortcuts, false)
-      }
+    const element = document.getElementById(this.keybindOnElementId)
+    if (element) {
+      element.addEventListener('keydown', this.handelLocalShortcuts, false)
     }
-    document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleClipboardShortcuts)
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleGlobalShortcuts)
 
     const fileListClickedEvent = bus.subscribe('app.files.list.clicked', this.resetSelectionCursor)
     const fileListClickedMetaEvent = bus.subscribe(
@@ -62,13 +61,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
       bus.unsubscribe('app.files.list.clicked', fileListClickedEvent)
       bus.unsubscribe('app.files.list.clicked.meta', fileListClickedMetaEvent)
       bus.unsubscribe('app.files.list.clicked.shift', fileListClickedShiftEvent)
-      for (const elementId of this.keybindOnElementIds) {
-        const element = document.getElementById(elementId)
-        if (element) {
-          element.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleSelectionShortcuts)
-        }
+      const element = document.getElementById(this.keybindOnElementId)
+      if (element) {
+        element.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handelLocalShortcuts)
       }
-      document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleClipboardShortcuts)
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleGlobalShortcuts)
     })
   },
 
@@ -88,42 +85,45 @@ export default defineComponent({
       addFileSelection: 'ADD_FILE_SELECTION'
     }),
 
-    handleSelectionShortcuts(event) {
-      const key = event.keyCode || event.which
-      const ctrl = window.navigator.platform.match('Mac') ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey
-      const shift = event.shiftKey
+    areCustomKeyBindingsEnabled() {
+      const closestSelectionEl = window.getSelection().focusNode as HTMLElement
+      if (!closestSelectionEl) return false
+      let customKeyBindings
+      try {
+        customKeyBindings = closestSelectionEl?.closest("[data-custom-key-bindings='true']")
+      } catch {
+        customKeyBindings = closestSelectionEl?.parentElement.closest(
+          "[data-custom-key-bindings='true']"
+        )
+      }
+      if (customKeyBindings) return true
+      return false
+    },
 
-      this.handleFileSelectionShortcuts(key, shift, ctrl, event)
+    handelLocalShortcuts(event) {
+      const key = event.keyCode || event.which
+      if (key === keycode('space')) return this.handleSpaceAction(event)
     },
 
-    handleClipboardShortcuts(event) {
+    handleGlobalShortcuts(event) {
       const key = event.keyCode || event.which
+      const shift = event.shiftKey
       const ctrl = window.navigator.platform.match('Mac') ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey
-      const isCopyAction = key === 67
-      const isPasteAction = key === 86
-      const isCutAction = key === 88
       const isTextSelected = window.getSelection().type === 'Range'
 
+      if (this.areCustomKeyBindingsEnabled()) return
       if (isTextSelected) return
-      if (isCopyAction && ctrl) return this.copySelectedFiles()
-      if (isPasteAction && ctrl) return this.handlePasteAction()
-      if (isCutAction && ctrl) return this.cutSelectedFiles()
-    },
 
-    handleFileSelectionShortcuts(key, shift, ctrl, event) {
-      const isUpPressed = key === 38
-      const isDownPressed = key === 40
-      const isEscapePressed = key === 27
-      const isSpacePressed = key === 32
-      const isAPressed = key === 65
-
-      if (isDownPressed && !shift) return this.handleNavigateAction(event)
-      if (isUpPressed && !shift) return this.handleNavigateAction(event, true)
-      if (isSpacePressed) return this.handleSpaceAction(event)
-      if (isEscapePressed) return this.handleEscapeAction()
-      if (isDownPressed && shift) return this.handleShiftDownAction(event)
-      if (isUpPressed && shift) return this.handleShiftUpAction(event)
-      if (isAPressed && ctrl) return this.handleSelectAllAction(event)
+      if (key === keycode('c') && ctrl) return this.copySelectedFiles()
+      if (key === keycode('v') && ctrl) return this.handlePasteAction()
+      if (key === keycode('x') && ctrl) return this.cutSelectedFiles()
+      if (key === keycode('down') && !shift) return this.handleNavigateAction(event)
+      if (key === keycode('up') && !shift) return this.handleNavigateAction(event, true)
+
+      if (key === keycode('esc')) return this.handleEscapeAction()
+      if (key === keycode('down') && shift) return this.handleShiftDownAction(event)
+      if (key === keycode('up') && shift) return this.handleShiftUpAction(event)
+      if (key === keycode('a') && ctrl) return this.handleSelectAllAction(event)
     },
 
     handleNavigateAction(event, up = false) {
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       this.resetFileSelection()
       this.addFileSelection({ id: nextId })
       this.scrollToResource({ id: nextId })
-      document.getElementById(this.keybindOnElementId).focus()
     },
 
     handleShiftClickAction(resource) {
@@ -237,15 +236,21 @@ export default defineComponent({
       const latestSelectedRow = document.querySelectorAll(
         `[data-item-id='${this.latestSelectedId}']`
       )[0]
-      const nextRow = (
-        previous ? latestSelectedRow.previousSibling : latestSelectedRow.nextSibling
-      ) as HTMLElement
+      let nextRow
+      try {
+        nextRow = (
+          previous ? latestSelectedRow.previousSibling : latestSelectedRow.nextSibling
+        ) as HTMLElement
+      } catch {
+        return -1
+      }
       if (nextRow === null) return -1
       return nextRow.getAttribute('data-item-id')
     },
 
     getFirstResourceId() {
       const firstRow = document.getElementsByClassName('oc-tbody-tr')[0]
+      if (!firstRow) return -1
       return firstRow.getAttribute('data-item-id')
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/SideBar.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/SideBar.vue
index ee907720037..6b82d63f253 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/SideBar.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/components/SideBar/SideBar.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     :loading="loading"
     :is-header-compact="isSingleResource"
     v-bind="$attrs"
+    data-custom-key-bindings="true"
     @beforeDestroy="destroySideBar"
     @mounted="focusSideBar"
     @fileChanged="focusSideBar"
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/views/Personal.vue b/packages/web-app-files/src/views/Personal.vue
index 16a9cb3fa0c..5bdbb836d46 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/views/Personal.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/views/Personal.vue
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       'REMOVE_FILES_FROM_SEARCHED',
       'REMOVE_FILE_SELECTION'
     ]),
-
     async fileDropped(fileIdTarget) {
       const selected = [...this.selectedResources]
       const targetInfo = this.paginatedResources.find((e) => e.id === fileIdTarget)
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/views/spaces/__snapshots__/Project.spec.js.snap b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/views/spaces/__snapshots__/Project.spec.js.snap
index e5af682d58b..526a1830ef8 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/views/spaces/__snapshots__/Project.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/views/spaces/__snapshots__/Project.spec.js.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`Spaces project view space image should show if given 1`] = `
 <div class="space-overview oc-flex">
-  <keyboard-actions-stub paginatedresources="" keybindonelementids="files-view,web-nav-sidebar"></keyboard-actions-stub>
+  <keyboard-actions-stub paginatedresources="" keybindonelementid="files-view"></keyboard-actions-stub>
   <files-view-wrapper-stub>
     <app-bar-stub breadcrumbs="" breadcrumbscontextactionsitems="[object Object]" hasbulkactions="true" hassidebartoggle="true" hasviewoptions="true" showactionsonselection="true"></app-bar-stub>
     <div>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ exports[`Spaces project view space image should show if given 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Spaces project view space readme should show if given 1`] = `
 <div class="space-overview oc-flex">
-  <keyboard-actions-stub paginatedresources="" keybindonelementids="files-view,web-nav-sidebar"></keyboard-actions-stub>
+  <keyboard-actions-stub paginatedresources="" keybindonelementid="files-view"></keyboard-actions-stub>
   <files-view-wrapper-stub>
     <app-bar-stub breadcrumbs="" breadcrumbscontextactionsitems="[object Object]" hasbulkactions="true" hassidebartoggle="true" hasviewoptions="true" showactionsonselection="true"></app-bar-stub>
     <div>
diff --git a/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue b/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
index 858d7a2d46b..d972cd47735 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     v-if="availableProviders.length"
     id="files-global-search"
     :class="{ 'options-visible': optionsVisible && term }"
+    data-custom-key-bindings="true"
   >
     <oc-search-bar
       id="files-global-search-bar"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 64dde876398..1abc57d5f83 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8482,6 +8482,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"keycode@npm:^2.2.1":
+  version: 2.2.1
+  resolution: "keycode@npm:2.2.1"
+  checksum: 7a5c775b2410a3b6d9c07a415ecb70639187a965be239d2c11c71079cb1ca2f9dede94b86426f3ece475dc8ae3debf2367531bbcafc0af8c82f157d9a4f7e6cb
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "kind-of@npm:^3.0.2":
   version: 3.2.2
   resolution: "kind-of@npm:3.2.2"
@@ -11844,6 +11851,7 @@ __metadata:
     jest-mock-axios: ^4.5.0
     jest-serializer-vue: ^2.0.2
     join-path: ^1.1.1
+    keycode: ^2.2.1
     license-checker-rseidelsohn: ^3.1.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     node-fetch: ^2.6.7